Supreme Court of India
Gambhirsinh R. Dekare v. Falgunbhai Chimanbhai Patel and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the appeal is allowed, the impugned judgment of the High Court is set aside and the court in seisin of the case shall now proceed with the trial in accordance with law.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Defamatory news item - In local edition of a newspaper - Complaint against Editor and Resident Editor alleging defamation - Magistrate took cognizance of the offence and issued process against both the accused - Editor sought quashing of the complaint on the ground that he was not aware of offending news item as he was stationed at different place - High Court quashed the complaint against the Editor - Held: High Court quashed the prosecution on erroneous assumption of fact - In view of the scheme of Press and Registration of Books Act and in view of
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- 2019 Google India Private Limited v. M/s. Visakha Industries
Of those, 2 referred to
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